Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 26th Match,Group-A at Pallekele, 10 Mar, 2011

Toss: Zimbabwe, who chose to field first
Sri Lanka 327/6 (50)
Zimbabwe 188/10 (39)
Sri Lanka won by 139 runs
Man of the Match: TM Dilshan
  • AG Cremer 14 * (27)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to BRM Taylor, leaves that widish yorker outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to BRM Taylor, gets beaten outside off due to the lack of footwork and the ball rolls through the legs of Sanga for a Bye.

Over 0.3SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to RW Chakabva, looks to flick and gets a safe leading edge towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.3 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to RW Chakabva, this is sprayed down the legside to concede a Wide.

Over 0.4SL Malinga bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, tucks that through mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 0.5SL Malinga slips in a full toss to BRM Taylor, flicks that off his pads behind squareleg for a boundary!

Over 0.6SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to BRM Taylor, eases that sweetly on the up to the fielder at covers and that is a dot ball.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to RW Chakabva, flicks the inswinger through squareleg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.2KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to RW Chakabva, who gets forward and defends it towards mid off and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3KMDN Kulasekara bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, steers that away to thirdman and gets a single.

Over 1.4KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to BRM Taylor, hits the pad with a big inswinger and doesn't get the lbw in his favour because the ball seemed to be sliding down leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.5KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to BRM Taylor, flicks it off his pads through backward squareleg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.6KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to BRM Taylor, gets a bat pad inside towards mid wicket and gets a single. Oh there is an overthrow and that will be two runs in total!

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1SL Malinga bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards cover point and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.2SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to RW Chakabva, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.3SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to RW Chakabva, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.4SL Malinga bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, stays back and dabs it to cover point and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5SL Malinga bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, leaves it outside off to the keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5 SL Malinga bowls a bouncer to RW Chakabva, this is a wayward down the legside and it eludes Sanga for FIVE WIDES!

Over 2.6SL Malinga bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, tucks it through mid wicket and gets a single.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to RW Chakabva, looks to play a cut and its a sharp indipper which goes onto beat the inside edge on its way to the keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.2KMDN Kulasekara bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, tucks it to mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3KMDN Kulasekara bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, punches it away square through cover point and gets three runs for that.

Over 3.4KMDN Kulasekara bowls a short of length delivery to BRM Taylor, deflects the inswinger off his pads to fine leg and gets one leg bye.

Over 3.5KMDN Kulasekara bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, who gets forward and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to RW Chakabva, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1SL Malinga bowls a short of length delivery to BRM Taylor, dabs that uppishly towards the bowler who fails to take the sharp catch to his right and that will be a single.

Over 4.1 SL Malinga bowls it short and wide outside off to BRM Taylor, leaves that bad ball to the keeper to get the Wide.

Over 4.2SL Malinga bowls a short of length delivery to RW Chakabva, tucks it down to mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 4.3SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to BRM Taylor, gets forward and dabs that wide one away sweetly through extra covers and the ball runs away all the way for a boundary!

Over 4.4SL Malinga bowls a short of length delivery to BRM Taylor, who moves back in the crease and defends it to the right of the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5SL Malinga bowls a short and rising delivery to BRM Taylor, looks to sway away initially but at the last moment plays a brilliant upper cut over the top of the keeper for a one bounce boundary!

Over 4.6SL Malinga bowls a short and rising delivery to BRM Taylor, waits on the backfoot and runs it down to square thirdman and gets a single.

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